Stenolechia deltocausta

Stenolechia deltocausta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Stenolechia
Species:	S. deltocausta
Binomial name
	Stenolechia deltocausta; Meyrick, 1929

Stenolechia deltocausta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Assam, India.[1]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous tinged or minutely striolated with grey. The markings are black, margined with white. There is a streak along the basal one-fifth of the costa and a dot above the fold at one-fourth, one obliquely beyond it towards the dorsum and a large triangular blotch extending on the costa from one-third to three-fifths, and reaching three-fourths of the way across the wing. There is also a dot just above the tornus, and one in the disc above this. Some irregular blackish-grey suffusion is found towards the costa posteriorly and there is an acutely angulated white transverse line at three-fourths, two or three black scales preceding the angle, as well as a minute black apical dot. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Stenolechia deltocausta Meyrick, 1929". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
Meyrick, Edward (1929).Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (16): 484.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Stenolechia deltocausta Meyrick, 1929". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 14, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1929).Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (16): 484.